Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Peru
Peru: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 21,088 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Peru, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Peru stood at 21,088. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Peru peaked at 21,088 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5,630, in 1960.
That places Peru 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,018 | 5,630 | 6,405 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7,996 | 7,386 | 8,605 | 2 |
| 1980s | 10,877 | 10,062 | 11,692 | 2 |
| 1990s | 14,302 | 13,441 | 15,164 | 2 |
| 2000s | 17,977 | 16,995 | 18,959 | 2 |
| 2010s | 21,088 | 21,088 | 21,088 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 199,824 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 113.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Peru?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Peru was 21,088 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 21,088 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,630 in 1960.
- How does Peru rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Peru ranks 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.